Abiodun: Why I’m investing in infrastructure

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said that his administration is investing massively in infrastructure in the Gateway State in order to provide better living standards for the citizenry and create enabling environment for investment and future development of the state. The Governor’s resolve on infrastructural development, according to his Special Adviser on Media […]

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Ogun ex-LG Chairman, Adedayo freed after two days in prison

Ex-chairman of Ijebu East Local Government in Ogun State, Wale Adedayo, has regained freedom from the Ibara Correctional Centre in Abeokuta, barely about two days after his remand in the facility. The Police Command in the state had Tuesday arraigned him before a Magistrate’s Court sitting in Abeokuta, the state capital, on two counts. The […]

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DATKEM Plaza is an illegal structure, contravenes Ogun physical planning laws – Govt

Ogun State Government on Sunday said DATKEM Plaza, Ijebu Ode, was an illegal structure without an approved plan. The structure, the state government added, also contravened the state’s physical planning laws. The government, in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Engr. Olayiwola Abiodun, said the structure violated […]

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Daniel’s wife slams Ogun for demolishing DATKEM Plaza

Mrs. Olufunke Daniel, wife of the former Ogun State Governor, Senator Gbenga Daniel, has tackled Governor Dapo Abiodun over the demolition of her 5-storey plaza in Ijebu-Ode, describing the act as executive recklessness. The state government commenced demolition of the 5-storey DATKEM plaza in Ijebu-Ode, in the early hours of Sunday. Daniel, who represents Ogun […]

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Ogun govt demolishes Gbenga Daniel’s N1bn property

Ogun State government early Sunday morning started the demolition of a five-story building, DATKEM Plaza, owned by Olufunke Daniel, the wife of a former governor of the state, Gbenga Daniel. Daniel, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) like Governor Dapo Abiidun, is the senator representing Ogun East district. Our correspondent who visited […]

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I remain unshaken about my petition against Gov Abiodun – Suspended LG boss Adedayo

The suspended Chairman of the Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State, Mr. Wale Adedayo, has said that he remains unshaken and has no regrets for demanding that Governor Dapo Abiodun allow the local governments in the state to have access to federal allocations meant to develop the grassroots. Speaking on Tuesday in Abeokuta […]

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Falana asks DSS to release Ogun LG chair who accused Gov. Abiodun of funds diversion

The detention of the Chairman of Ijebu East Local Government, Wale Adedayo over his petition against Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has elicited reactions from concerned Nigerians who have called on the Department of State Security (DSS) to immediately release him from detention. One of the concerned Nigerians is a human rights activist and […]

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Residents bemoan Ogun health centre’s poor condition

The interior and exterior of the health centre Photo: Adetutu Sobowale Residents of the Adesanolu in the Mowe area of the Obafemi Local Government Area of Ogun State have lamented the deplorable state of the community’s primary healthcare centre. They said the Adesanolu Primary Healthcare Centre currently serving 106 settlements in 36 Community Development Councils […]

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DSS detains Ogun LG Chairman over anti-Abiodun petition

Abiodun and Adedayo . Secret police says not ready to interrogate suspended chairman . Abiodun visits detained Chairman in DSS custody The Department of State Services has detained the suspended Chairman of Ijebu-East Local Government Area, Wale Adedayo, who accused Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun of diverting statutory Federal Allocation due to the state’s local […]

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